On Pain
ON PAIN: Confusion on MOUD Use and Surgery ‘Pervasive’
How do you provide adequate pain control for a patient taking a medication for opioid use disorder who is about to ...
DECEMBER 13, 2022
ON PAIN: Public Perception, Stigma Delay Perioperative Buprenorphine Use
What stops providers from prescribing buprenorphine? It’s a mix of things, according to experts, especially ...
DECEMBER 9, 2022
ON PAIN: Using Buprenorphine for Perioperative Pain Control Can Benefit OUD Patients
Another reason to continue buprenorphine use perioperatively is the efficacy of the drug for pain control, ...
DECEMBER 5, 2022
ON PAIN: Why You Should Continue Patients on Buprenorphine Perioperatively
What happens when a patient who is prescribed buprenorphine undergoes surgery?
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
ON PAIN: Long-Term Data on Buprenorphine’s Efficacy for Chronic Pain Lacking
Buprenorphine can be used to treat chronic pain; however, it doesn’t seem to always have a long-lasting ...
JUNE 3, 2022
ON PAIN: High Cost Limits Access to Buprenorphine for Pain Care and OUD
Although research has shown that buprenorphine is a strong tool in the toolbox for patients with OUD or chronic ...
MAY 20, 2022
ON PAIN: How to Pick MOUD That’s Best for Your Patient
Buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone: All have their pluses and minuses as medications for opioid use disorder. But ...
MAY 13, 2022
ON PAIN: Methadone’s History Steeped in Stigma From Onset of Therapy
The oldest of the medications for opioid use disorder, methadone has been stigmatized since its introduction.
APRIL 22, 2022
ON PAIN: COVID-19, Mental Health and OUD Became a ‘Perfect Storm’
The isolation and disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic have played a part in the spike in opioid and other substance ...
APRIL 1, 2022
ON PAIN: Where Do We Go From Here? Pain Care in the COVID-19 Era
The pandemic has shown providers some good practices to incorporate moving forward, even in a post-pandemic world.
AUGUST 30, 2021
ON PAIN: Steroid Injections in the Time of COVID-19
In an abundance of caution, providers are now being told to space out neuraxial steroid injections when patients ...
AUGUST 23, 2021
ON PAIN: Research Continues Through Pandemic With Curbside Checks, Testing and More
In the realm of medicine, it wasn’t just patient care that had to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
AUGUST 16, 2021
